Chopper crash claims pioneering female journalist

Lomé - Amouzou, former director general of private Radio Sport FM in the capital Lomé and a member of the media commission of the Togolese soccer association, was among 20 others killed in Sierra Leone while traveling with an official delegation of the association.

The Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, has reacted to the loss:

'We mourn the tragic loss of Olive Messan Amouzou, a pioneer among female journalists in Togo,' said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon 'We extend our deepest condolences to her family and colleagues.'

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